This picture shows a general view of St Peter's square during John Paul II beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

The giant banner bearing John Paul's portrait is unveiled over the facade of St Peter's basilica during the ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI declared John Paul II "blessed" at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in front of more than a million people on Sunday, putting his late predecessor on the path to sainthood. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

Pope benedict XVI (C) leadsthe ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI declared John Paul II "blessed" at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in front of more than a million people on Sunday, putting his late predecessor on the path to sainthood. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

Pope benedict XVI (C) leads the ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI declared John Paul II "blessed" at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in front of more than a million people on Sunday, putting his late predecessor on the path to sainthood. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

The giant banner bearing John Paul's portrait is unveiled over the facade of St Peter's basilica during the ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI declared John Paul II "blessed" at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in front of more than a million people on Sunday, putting his late predecessor on the path to sainthood. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

Pope Benedict XVI leads a Mass for late Pope John Paul II's beatification, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Standing in front of him are sisters Tobiana and Marie Simon-Pierre. The Vatican has decreed that Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's inexplicable healing was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul, a process that will reach its culmination Sunday during a Mass in St. Peter's Square celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Prelates march in procession during a solemn celebration led by Pope Benedict XVI where late Pope John Paul II was beatified, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in the fastest beatification in modern times. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Polish nun Tobiana (C), the nurse of late Pope John Paul II and French nun Marie Simon-Pierre (R), whose unexplained healing was the miracle that qualified John Paul II for beatification look at Pope Benedict XVI kissing the casket containing the relics of late pope John Paul II during his beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO

Polish nun Tobiana (C), the nurse of late Pope John Paul II and French nun Marie Simon-Pierre (R), whose unexplained healing was the miracle that qualified John Paul II for beatification kiss the casket containing the relics of late pope John Paul II presented by Pope benedict XVI during the beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO

This picture shows a general view of St Peter's square during John Paul II beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

This picture shows a general view of St Peter's square during John Paul II beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

This picture shows a general view of St Peter's square during John Paul II beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

This picture shows a general view of St Peter's square during John Paul II beatification ceremony on May 1, 2011 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of "blessed" on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter's Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for the ceremony of beatification for late pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected to attend a Vatican ceremony on Sunday in which Pope Benedict XVI will honour his late predecessor John Paul II with near-sainthood status. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO

A giant tapestry of late Pope John Paul II is unveiled on the facade of St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before more than a million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

A giant tapestry of late Pope John Paul II is displayed on the facade of St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before more than a million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Faithful crowd St. Peter's square at the Vatican during a solemn celebration led by Pope Benedict XVI where late Pope John Paul II was beatified, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Faithful cheer as they crowd St. Peter's square at the Vatican during a solemn celebration led by Pope Benedict XVI where late Pope John Paul II was beatified, Sunday, May 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Hundred of thousands attend a solemn celebration led by Pope Benedict XVI where late Pope John Paul II was beatified in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in the fastest beatification in modern times. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Hundred of thousands attend a solemn celebration led by Pope Benedict XVI where late Pope John Paul II was beatified in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in the fastest beatification in modern times. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)